diff --git a/debian/debian/jenkins.postinst b/debian/debian/jenkins.postinst
index c114ab5fca..000499bd6e 100644
--- a/debian/debian/jenkins.postinst
+++ b/debian/debian/jenkins.postinst
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ case "$1" in
         if ! id $JENKINS_USER > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
             adduser --system --home /var/lib/jenkins --no-create-home \
                 --ingroup nogroup --disabled-password --shell /bin/bash \
+                --gecos 'Jenkins' \
                 $JENKINS_USER
         fi